Show e L ING LADY 5 GERALDINE ir CHAPTER X continued 15 1 I low did hp gt oitt IT volie voice vas nis ridall kiil ail in ills his ra t I 1 0 n I 1 I Kii we i jailed here then up lie bouli have bud a boit boat hidden it in one or ill ilio ous cove 4 abi rbi rails place pico lawt jiin t snipe proof till y uni tu tinned lIell uv up lie he could have ro rowel wel 01 ciul tint landed anywhere anti and th its amt be lies bes s dune unless lies hes here here on oil tile the island spoke with nn an air clr of patten rei reminder aln aint t we L pone gone over it witti it tint tooth co fOll lilb ll clawson pointed to the ceiling ell ins aloi nhouy tint that top toll story ston personae pers wont say who ho could have hae killed tile he woman entered tin div house while th ha rest of you fuere nu were ere oti on tile the beach put hick bach tile pistol zolle sone upstairs ninde made a to to heave lit iff hilli self up tit front from till chair avell ell it if how lio you iou feel about it lets KO go up ui and have a look for till alu person ve e do that just jurt now no llie re us its safe ns if they were pre tw br aln hind burs bars 1 theres heres something I 1 winit ant to ilo do down donn here first have it n tall with aks tracy site may inny be able to gle give us a little site bhe cant help kielp you said ansett nn sett aln they on dentini shed be the last person lied hed toll tell till nil thing to ile he believed helle cd what lie said but ills 11 heart sank anne to be diapered through another interrogation an interrogation ter with a hideous suspicion behind it I 1 rawson rose perhaps so but its worth trying she may know more than you ou think sisters bisters sometimes do and site thinly must lae have more knowledge of him thun than uny tiny of it us well vell see ile he moved limed toward the floor door 1 ill I II 11 go up anti and pet get tier lier now CHAPTER XI when anne ann went up to tier her room she took it a sent seat by b the window where ae lie could set see the ch clennel antiel it was as ui till undecipherable ible blackness its farther tait lier limit defined by b the lie shore lights hut the night was vas very ory still the stig glim weight of cloud hung low pressing lown sounds she closed ased the door arid and decided deil se might rest not go to bed yet lint but ite down donn tind and try to get gei buck ack to outage courage ond and control she tool took off her 1 er drey dress y and put on oil tier her nellow nell negi lgee pw unil und with hands raised to loosen tier her lini hemd heard a step on the stairs it struck upon her ear eai heavy and quick a mans step and slie she remained us as slip she wits was tier her arms lifted tier lier eyed staling into tier her reflected eyes lit in tile the mirror site stood thus till it stopped atol ped at tier door wilen when the alie knock came and ilaw sons voice spoke tier her name chii handi dropped and site she moved to the door can you ou come downstairs for a minute lilli lute the voice said bald low and guarded im sorry to ask you to get up opened the door 1 I rone golle 0 bed yes of bourse course ill come you want vant to tc just lisk you ou a few more ques dOlls im 1 m glad I 1 wake sou yo u she blie followed him along tile the passage ind down the stalls stairs alien slid blie eai dered tin tile tier her glatice glance fell on baskett Uti isett facing tier her across the ills brows low over om tile the daric dark tr tru ulle of lil hh eyes eves libi loor told tier of anxiety at and a pus pas donate conein oi for tier NN ils im an aim arni hilr chaIr aleal the desk take 11 seit mtr trac tra C Y sorry acon weve vav imd hud to lu all YOU ou down she fell ill ito it and us its tile the met inen et lied es in theirs ra 1111 i i her joll lotiue I 1 her ter dry lips 4 and took tooh a ihna beep breath of air her ber weve been making sol some ln ill quirles about your brother miss rray y oil began about ills let iving here yop vou told mid us as its as I 1 re illein member ber that hint you knew he went eliy yes yea lie wiit went iid you see hlin go no 1 bee the lie bout boat go I 1 wits was but of course lie went weve found out that lir lie i uld aid itaw gon sir mr Raw sonn seen gabriel bitett spoke very gently and lie says lie he vike joe 0 over er aut I 1 lout understand lie ile was ill all ready I 1 said ild goodby good by to him it was ills IJ holiday hed been looking 1 elwald ol wald to it 11 lie he wits crazy to go and lie 10 lold id you lie was going to go was lit lie jolly and good sturt tug ug on a 1 butti buttimore ore d like illie it holiday llyon its why should ni lie he he be it wila wn aliat bied been beell longing to in d to for fin years after I 1 left ill listii li I went weal to 13 iy ay robill and dresse 1 and ami I 1 wem do downstairs I 1 PW unit ills bay told in me heil hed left lefi list ing rod wafe ellch h lie he bly b 1 lie entrance eu trance opre yone gone and I 1 thought of course lie wits MS and tins tills ho lica 4 gotie gone some othor way youle youir sure hes gone golle Itaw sons emphasis oil youre wits was heavy slip looked tit lit litin with will start startled letl eyes e es I 1 yes amit ou oil why you dont think 1104 lie s here liti t It lovoll addressed issett you tell tile HIP he was to stop tonight lit in bangor and ami meet 10 ills 4 ves veo they were to start out in ili th morning fitere VI tere were ere they stu sauying yIng hotel I 1 dont hilow the lie cuillo do dd you oil rein ember it anne site she shook hor head no if ho he told nn hit ive ive no what aliat it wils hold on oil n te gilld stretching out ills his hand shilie spoke 40 tile nu eliout that lit was tig it 4 0 I 1 P she opened the door about ii botel in bangor young tracy xe commended the algonquin liin inn muy may bo be it anwon swung the desk clinta round und and drew the telephone to him IN elcan find out lit in a minute they sot without moving willie while itaw ton bon mude tile connection Is there a mr trucy tracy there joe tracy Tr ocy and then it 11 period or of listening punctuated with grunts of asselin from rawson Iti inson then mr travers has gone left on oil tile the six clifteen this 1 1 see A silent stretch cli und and a final thanks all I 1 wanted much obliged the alie receiver clicked into its hook and on swung the chair toward them travers Tru vers has been there waiting since laba alget tracy novel never showed travers had no ines message sage from him arld and left tills this evening for head lake lor for a there was no com coin ment anne raised tier her eyes therides the sides of the room looked a long way off ind and the light seemed to have to a violent glare as if she were sitting in the midst of a dazzling il lumina lon 11 1 dont alzo allow abut to eullice of she said the words nords dropp dropping lii slowly with spaces between 11 JS eitnier do we miss tracy said iti awon aw on and leaning back lias has han hands da clasped A over ills mich lie gazed anten int eully ily at tier lier through tits lily horn rimmed glasses yes ou do site she said and heard tier voice hoarse and changed youve ninde made something of it already uli eady aud and colive made Is lies wicked I 1 lies I 1 e then slie been it bassett made u step tt f forward ruurd hut but she leaped to hot her feet oblivious of you lie did it just juat because you tint cant find him blin fill all lits hes tone lone gotie gone away you must be cravy aliat would lie he to do it for dont you oil have to have a reusel deuson to commit murder 1 they good er Irl didy lends I 1 dont know why chyi I 1 asked her but site ohe woul thit tell me and what wits was it a ll 11 ti arrel a lint but that make inake liliu wont to kill herl ive told them that anne aline bassett I 1 implored theres no uso use over it clawson leaned suddenly foiw orward ard and ci llight tier by the w elsts what till did you see lna ills night in tile living room if lie lid bad illeane to tier her lie of his purpose ahe hung buck back from ruin lils ills grit and kii saw d with delimit 1 I 1 saw nothing A aru rl you sule sul e it vai ft a book you eanie lown down for it was it book ab I 1 told you you could road read a few hours houra lifter after your friend wua wits murdered I 1 could try to t rend it vui better think ilig yuuzo youve sol got a pretty prett cool hend head miss lie lidded elior blind slit she fell aull back lit in tier her chukr is AS tf if lits his hold ailion li r had been nil that tier lier lit in im 1111 upright lit post lion lie rose nwe lookin look ilig ln ut lit tier her curious mul and 1 I guess well cull call a 11 halt for a while bovo oilier work woric to to but hvidt liere bere till wi we come buck back wo may have to do some soine more talking ile ho turned to is ibid gave at jerk of hh hend tile thu bull come on oil well nell go till P here now ito ho walked tu to alio llio lit door eol lowIng him As aa it hut ufler thecil ett went to ber imil bant over her amr slie she livid him mt with willi a hund on ills 13 b breast und will vid pet ibid cd where uru tire they bollig gol nt upstairs Ups to the top lop story sliu site clutched tile thu hillers ut of ills his cont coat iles there hes up thero ile he who bassett stared into lier her eyes ile aitt thought tier lier were giving aune darling thu the mutter joes joba not hore youve just said buld so BO yourself I 1 1 I said what true lies he there lid cl inight tier arms and drew tier to tier her feet NIli what at ilo do you meat mean 1 I know it ive seen him seen joe himself last night when I 1 dime cume down tor for tile the book iles hiding up tip there then I 1 thought lie he wua wits safe ante and now tind liliu him 1 I 1 saw the launch go without him ind and I 1 was going coill tu to speak to you but was there anti and I 1 then tho le wits ana killed und and I 1 know wilett to think where hed gone anything but that night I 1 heard thein suy say L was ans a annn ui oil guard ut tit tile the au seway alid I 1 cattle down doft to tell hill in ill case tit liu wits hero here and would try to get across and then I 1 saw ailin where in the living room ile elo cattle came front from the floor into the kitchen wing unit and I 1 whispered it did lie say hoy anything no ju just it ran tile the way hed corno lit in and then 1 I knew she stopped slopped and closed lier her eyes ema olt oh I 1 know it but I 1 thought it cun can it be true rue could lie lieve done it one oiw im sure und then I 1 cant believe it und lid I 1 dont know I 1 doai know uway away front from him she ran to the door and opening it stood listen lie ile followed tier her and with pauses that tense slie she told jilin of u tier visit to tile the lop bloor will you help me she whispered pill will you help tile me whatever happens lie nodded there was no time how for words swords lie ile motioned tier her to sit bit dovin und moved lack back from tier her lla its to steps which were crossing the living room entering tile the knill lvere they louder lhnn they had been going up were there three pair of feet w elicie there had been two they tit lit the door it opened anti and and williams Vill ianis entered spoke to anne you can call go upstairs miss tracy put off the rest leat of our talk till tomorrow row you bettor better try to get some rest andu and I 1 kindly re ren niber to stay in your 1 room I 1 dont uny into mistakes made about that tonight she bhe murmured words of compliance and I 1 rising ising with pate pale composure left tile the library when the door shut on oil tier her bassett said ala you got nothing up there at all TO BE CONTINUED |